Longford looked set to win despite the 39th-minute dismissal of Andrew Farrell for two yellow cards and manager Denis Connerton was annoyed about Ethan Rafferty's 69th-minute goal which turned the game.

His defender Donal McElligot, who'd converted a 58th-minute penalty, appeared to be pushed in the back but play was waved on and, seconds later, Rafferty squeezed the ball inside the post.

"We feel really let down by the officials today," said Connerton.

"It's not the first time this has happened to us, unfortunately. It's so difficult to win matches, you feel that you just need a little bit more protection, and you need the officials to perform at a better level than they did today.

"Our performance in itself was magnificent."

Longford had a great start and led 0-4 to 0-1 after 16 minutes, Longford free-taker David McGivney converted two before being black-carded.